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The islands form the rim of a caldera created by a massive eruption around 3,600 years ago.

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In contrast, versions built around refined carbohydrates and animal products were associated with higher CHD risk and less favorable metabolic health markers.

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Tracking a pulsar in this environment would allow scientists to make highly accurate measurements of space-time around a supermassive black hole.

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"Over time, considering the life expectancy in Brazil of around 75 years, there may be a carcinogenic risk since there's a possibility of direct and indirect DNA damage," says Cherubin.

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“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement posted online.

From Los Angeles Times